✕ Close Lewis Hamilton 'confident' that Ferrari can close gap to McLaren at Bahrain grand prixF1 returns to Sakhir this weekend for the Bahrain Grand Prix and round four of the 2025 F1 season. It was another difficult weekend for Ferrari in Suzuka, short of pace compared to the frontrunners, with Charles Leclerc finishing in fourth and Lewis Hamilton down in seventh, though the Brit hinted that a change is forthcoming to the SF-25 car. Now, the grid returns to Bahrain - where pre-season testing took place in February - for the second race in the Asian triple-header. Verstappen won last year’s race in Bahrain, leading home a Red Bull one-two. Follow live updates from the Bahrain Grand Prix with The Independent - qualifying starts at 5pm (BST).

Source: The Times April 13, 2025 03:53 UTC